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Martin Luther King Day coincides with the inauguration

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Martin Luther King Jr. Monument, Washington D.C. Photo by Joseph Earnest

                            

by Joseph Earnest  January 20, 2013

 

Newscast Media WASHINGTON, D.C.The inaugural festivities coincide with Martin Luther King Day celebrated on January 21. MLK Day is a federal holiday, as such banks, federal post offices and other federal agencies will be closed.  In addition, the Stock Market will closed. Retail outlets and will conducting business as usual, although public schools will take the day off.

 

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Martin Luther King Jr. Monument, Washington D.C. Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

In honor or Martin Luther King, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was built in his honor in Washington, D.C. at the National Mall right opposite the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Memorial.

 

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Martin Luther King Jr. Monument, Washington D.C. Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

The King Memorial features a wall with utterances made by Dr. King that have resonated with his admirers even after his death.     Add Comments>>

 

 

 

 

  

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